Inés M. Pousadela holds a PhD in Political Science (Universidad de Belgrano, Argentina), a Master’s Degree in Economic Sociology (IDAES-UNSAM, Argentina), and a Bachelor’s Degree (Licenciatura) in Political Science from the University of Buenos Aires. Former professor and researcher at the University of Buenos Aires, she has alternated for the past few years between academic research in Latin American Studies at institutions such as Georgetown University (CLAS) and the University of Maryland (LASC), and independent political consultancy with NGOs and international organizations (IDB, UNDP).
She has published several books on political representation and participation in Argentina and Latin America, as well as a number of journal articles and book chapters on political theory, democratization and social mobilization, political culture, corruption, transparency, and accountability. The former include Entre la deliberación política y la terapia de grupo, La experiencia de las asambleas barriales-populares en la Argentina de la crisis (2011), Ver a través. Poder, rendición de cuentas y sociedad civil (2008, co-authored with Anabel Cruz), and Que se vayan todos. Enigmas de la representación política (2006).
Dr. Pousadela’s current project at CLALS explores the relationships between social protest, art and performance, and is based on previous research on the experiences of the Chilean student movement, the women’s movement in Uruguay, and the LGBT movement in Argentina.